Presents key issues of tourism planning and development in India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Maldives, Afghanistan, and Bhutan. Demonstrates experiences, challenges, successful and unsuccessful stories and specific cases of countries within South Asia. Written by scholars with extensive research experience on tourism in these countries.

Intro: Introduction Chapter 1: A Case Study on Impacts of Community Participation in Tourism Planning And Destination Management In Kerala, India. Chapter 2: Planning Agritourism Development in Sri Lanka: Farmers’ Incentives and Barriers Chapter 3: History of Tourism Planning and Development in Nepal: Achievements and Challenges to Sustainable Future of Tourism Chapter 4: Tourism in Afghanistan Chapter 5: Planning for Sustainable Tourism Development in Bhutan Chapter 6: Tourism Policy Planning in Bangladesh: Perspective and Propositions Chapter 7: Tourism Development And Its Impact On Economic Growth In Pakistan Chapter 8: The Role of International Tourism in the Maldives Conclusion: Conclusion

Tourism has huge significance as a global economic and social phenomenon, and given the growing reliance on the industry by service-dependent economies around the world, the lack of focus on tourism planning and development in South Asia is surprising. Current issues including social, environmental and cultural aspects underpinned by security challenges have defined the tourism development narratives in many South Asian countries over the last decades and lead to fluid demand and supply patterns. The appetite for and reliance on tourism growth is seen regardless of the numerous challenges faced by the region. Despite a rich and steady history of tourism and demand driven by numerous pull-destinations, most South Asian countries have not invested or benefitted from global tourism growth trends. This book discusses tourism planning and development in South Asian countries and reveals successful and unsuccessful stories by: · providing thorough analyses of the nature and focus on tourism development in South Asia; · analysing the experiences and challenges addressed via country-focused chapters; · identifying the key impacts and current challenges; · including cases from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Pakistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka. Written by scholars with extensive research experience on tourism in these countries, this book is a much-needed resource and an invaluable reference for researchers, policy makers and other tourism stakeholders involved in tourism planning and development.